#21 2023 Cigar of the Year: Blackened M81 Toro by Drew Estate SPECIFICATIONS Wrapper: San Andres Mexican Binder: Connecticut Broadleaf Filler: Pennsylvania Broadleaf, Nicaraguan Country of Origin: Nicaragua Factory: La Gran Fabrica Drew Estate Toro: 6 x 52 Price: $9.85 Sponsor: Yes Samples Provided for Initial Review: Yes Review: Blackened M81 Toro by Drew Estate […]
It’s all Metallica tonight as we talk Metallica the band, Drew Estate Blackened M81 Cigars, and Blackened American Whiskey, and Metallica. We’ll dive into the career of Metallica and go through some of our favorite and impactful songs by Metallica. We will do it while smoking M81 cigars and Coop will partake in some Blackened […]
Drew Estate has announced the Liga Privada Unico Serie Porchetta, an exclusive offering for Casa de Montecristo. Porchetta is a fatty and moist Italian roasted port dish. Blendwise, the Liga Privada Unico Serie Porchetta consists of a Connecticut River Valley Stalk Cut and Cured Habano wrapper over a Brazilian Mata Fina binder and a mix […]
Drew Estate has announced it is bringing back its Chateau Real brand. Chateau Real will be an exclusive offering to Drew Diplomat online retailers. The announcement comes on the eve of Drew Estate’s Florida Barn Smoker event taking place November 11, 2023 in Clermont, Florida. Chateau Real was Drew Estate’s first foray into traditional […]
Each Saturday morning, I have the opportunity to co-host KMA Talk Radio with Abe Dababneh, Alex Tavella, and Paul DeGrocco. I also produce the cigar news segment for the show. Our format is free-form, where we talk cigars and other newsworthy topics. The following is Episode 498, which aired on June 10, 2023 and featured […]
In 2022, Drew Estate introduced a second offering under its Nica Rustica brand, the Nica Rustica Adobe. The Nica Rustica brand originally started out as a project by Drew Estate in which they were experimenting with a locally grown strain of tobacco known as rustica. The rustica (or Nicotaina Rustica) is considered one of the […]
It’s all Metallica tonight as we talk Metallica the band, Drew Estate Blackened M81 Cigars, and Blackened American Whiskey, and Metallica. We’ll dive into the career of Metallica and go through some of our favorite and impactful songs by Metallica. We will do it while smoking M81 cigars and Coop will partake in some […]
Agile Cigar Reviews are cigar assessments where we use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are re-scoring or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
Tonight, we are honored to welcome Drew Estate’s Master Blender, Willy Herrera back to the Prime Time Show. It’s the first time Willy has been back on the Prime Time Show in nearly five years, so we have a lot to catch up on – including some of the exciting new projects in the Liga […]
On the August 30, 2023 edition of Freestyle Live, Drew Estate announced a release for the international market known as the Liga Privada 10 Selección de Mercado. For recent Liga Privada releases such as the Liga Privada H99 Connecticut Corojo and Liga Privada 10 Aniversario, the market outside the U.S. has had limited access to […]
